Finland

Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
Mustialankatu 3, FI-00790
Helsinki, Finland

(+358) 29 530 0400

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Entry Requirements

Complete the following entry requirements to travel to Finland with your pet:
  • Pets must be fitted with a microchip for identification.
  • Four-legged visitors also require a valid rabies vaccination, administered after the minimum age of 12 weeks.
  • Dogs require deworming treatment against the Echinococcus-tapeworm at least one, at most five days before entry into Finland.
  • An official veterinarian must issue the pet an EU-model health certificate in English, Finnish, or Swedish.
  • A certified copy of the original identification and vaccination details, e.g. pet passport of third country or vaccination certificate of third country.
  • You must sign a declaration of non-commercial movement.
  • If you are traveling by plane, the only port of entry allowed is the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Inspections can only take place before 3 p.m. and never on weekends.

Quarantine Information

Pets being transported into Finland do not need to be quarantined if they meet all the necessary requirements listed above.

Download Entry Application

To download the application form required for entry into Finland with a domestic pet, please click the .pdf icon below.

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